Police Battery at the Strip Club

In response to the comment:

It can happen to anyone? Is this a joke?

Are you somehow implying that on any night out, I can just as easily get arrested with three of my friends, for attacking one person? Is this what you think is normal and acceptable behavior?

When a firefighter is arrested for arson, he is no longer considered responsible to hold the same position. When an officer of the law is arrested on criminal charges, they are also no longer considered responsible to hold their previous position.

When we had written this article, it was meant to be sarcastic.  It is NOT normal or acceptable behavior, but we were being sarcastic because the local government offices will treat it as such. 

The odds of Bolingbrook residents hearing about any punishments or disciplinary actions, vs being swept under the rug are null.

We have been covering stories on the Police for two years now.  Some stories we will never get past because nothing has been done to this day about them.

Remember, this is the same police department that does nothing about Bonnie's stalker, even though she has spoken with the Captain numerous times.  She even gave the name and address with all supporting proof to them.  We have ALL seen it on Topix at one point in time or another.  We know it is real and exists.  I remember someone sending me the TOPIX article he wrote about her body not being found in the Florida everglades.  The same stalker that already has warrants out for his arrest, and the Police have his address, yet he still is walking free.

The same police department that failed to pick up Ricky in the heat of the sign stealing.

I mean, when was the last time they arrested anyone on theft charges from a break in? 

Look at how many rape kits went unprocessed last year. 

The same police force that claimed 95 calls in one block on Bothwell Lane (a decent area) was "typical" per year. 

The same offices that see most of their cases go to the State's Attorneys office for processing...  Which is where the stalker thing is, the sign stealing thing in, and the Peterson thing is amongst others, since they cannot handle these on a lower level.

Do people even realize that last year when Bonnie claimed her signs were stolen it took a detective until two months after the election to follow up? 

If you have a problem in Bolingbrook, do you feel comfortable that the Police will be there for you?  That they will handle it appropriately?  This is the question...  It is up to each residents to think about that one... If it is an immediate response, such as a traffic ticket or fight, then sure, why not.  But if it is a crime, then what do you do?  Most residents turn to the States Attorney to handle it.

One resident is still upset that the Police never returned his wallet....

We are not saying that all Police are bad news, we just think they have internal issues and processing issues and that they need to spend more time solving cases then slapping code enforcement tickets on doors.  They need to take crimes seriously, as the residents are traumatized by the crimes and then traumatized by the lack of solving it again and again.  For an organization that is run top heavy with too many chiefs and not enough Indians, you would think the chiefs would all have their act together and be working hard at solving some of these. 

One resident complained to us last year that she called in a tip to the Crime stoppers.  This was on a 45 year old drug dealer who was praying on kids.  She had his plates, description, everything.  This man has yet to be picked up or confronted and still sells drugs to local teens.

So when we say that it could happen to anyone, we were saying it like the Village would have released their statements on it.  Sarcasm at it's best...